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• U.S. urged to let companies 'hack-back' at IP cyber thieves

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 23 May, 2013 19:29

  U.S. companies should be allowed to take aggressive countermeasures against hackers seeking to steal their intellectual property, contends the private Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property.

• Microsoft may be scanning your Skype messages

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 21 May, 2013 20:40

  If you have any expectations about the privacy of your Skype communications, you may want to reassess them.

• How to keep the feds from snooping on your cloud data

  By Lucas Mearian | 16 May, 2013 09:55

  A growing number of SaaS providers offer secure encryption log-in to Dropbox and other cloud storage vendors, meaning even they can't access the data you store. And neither can the government.

• Google allowing Android app vendors to illegally collect user data, lawsuit alleges

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 16 May, 2013 00:50

  Several users of devices running Google's Android operating system have filed an amended version of an earlier lawsuit accusing the company of illegally collecting, and allowing others to collect, extensive amounts of mobile user data without proper notice or consent.

• Russia signs international privacy pact

  By Jennifer Baker | 15 May, 2013 17:39

  Russia on Wednesday took a step toward protecting private data by ratifying the so-called Convention 108, established in 1981 and legally binding in 45 countries.

• First California lawsuit over mobile privacy issues crashes

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 14 May, 2013 17:03

  A California state court has dismissed a closely watched lawsuit charging that Delta Air Lines failed to comply with state privacy laws for mobile applications

• Lookout will intercept privacy-invading mobile ad networks, apps

  By Lucian Constantin | 13 May, 2013 14:14

  Mobile security vendor Lookout plans to start flagging as adware mobile apps that use aggressive ad networks if they don't obtain explicit consent from users before engaging in behavior that potentially invades privacy.

• BYOD policy: Employee right to social media privacy is paramount

  By Tom Kaneshige | 10 May, 2013 20:33

  BYOD guidelines are just being defined, but one warning must rise above the din: never, ever, try to gain unauthorized access to an employee's private social networking site.

• The 5 biggest online privacy threats of 2013

  By Melissa Riofrio | 08 April, 2013 13:23

  Your online life may not seem worth tracking as you browse websites, store content in the cloud, and post updates to social networking sites. But the data you generate is a rich trove of information that says more about you than you realize - and it's a tempting treasure for marketers and law enforcement officials alike.

• 12 simple steps to safer social networking

  By Alex Wawro | 22 March, 2013 16:03

  Confession time: I'm an inveterate social media junkie. From Facebook to Instagram to Diaspora, whenever a new communication platform rolls around--or comes back around--I'm ready to leap aboard.

• Fear of Facebook: 7 free apps that guard your privacy

  By Preston Gralla | 18 March, 2013 10:53

  Facebook users are constantly being told that their privacy is under siege. Here are seven apps that can help secure your personal data.

• 33 expert tips and tricks for iOS 6

  By Dan Moren and Lex Friedman | 07 February, 2013 17:00

  Perhaps you are already an iOS master. Or maybe you consider yourself more of a novice. Either way, we feel confident that at least some of the tips and tricks for iOS 6 that we present below will be new to you. What's more, we hope you love them--and benefit from them--as much as we do.

• Opinion: I want a military smartphone

  By Mike Elgan | 01 December, 2012 12:15

  The U.S. military wants to put smartphones in the hands of all deployed troops. Their phones are going to be better than regular smartphones, says Mike Elgan, and that's why he wants one.

• Opinion: The Petraeus scandal and computer ethics

  By Mark Gibbs | 20 November, 2012 15:44

  Last week Gen. David Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, resigned in response to what has turned out to be a much bigger scandal than it first appeared.

• Email lessons from Gen. Petraeus' downfall

  By Sharon Gaudin | 15 November, 2012 11:13

  Email is at the center of the scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus, one of the country's most decorated generals.

• What Obama's re-election may mean for technology

  By Grant Gross | 07 November, 2012 19:06

  The US presidential election result leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress. In many longstanding technology debates, policy experts see little movement forward, although lawmakers may look for compromises on a handful of issues.